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Montserrat Travel Visa Online

MontserratShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

It depends on nationality. Nationals of countries on Montserrat's visa-required list need a visa, which is applied for online; nationals of countries on the visa-not-required list do not need a visa to travel to Montserrat.

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  • https://www.immigration.ms/faqs
    If you are a national of country listed under the visa required list , then you require a visa to travel to Montserrat. If however, your are a national of a country listed under the visa not required list , then you don't need a visa to travel to Montserrat.
  • https://www.immigration.ms/
    invite you to apply for a Montserrat travel visa online.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

A valid-passport visitor or business traveller may apply, but the eVisa grants travel permission only, not employment permission.

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Limits of the record
  • Nationality-specific requirements and arrival admission remain conditional.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The eVisa is valid for travel for one year and multiple entries. On admission as a visitor, an immigration officer may grant a permit to remain for a period not exceeding six months; the Chief Immigration Officer may extend it from time to time up to a maximum of twelve months from the date of entry.

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  • Montserrat Immigration FAQ, eVisa validity
    eVisas are valid for travel for 1 year from the date of issue. eVisas can be used for multiple entries during the period of validity.
  • Immigration Act, section 22(1)
    Where a person desires to remain in Montserrat as a visitor or as a passenger in transit for a period not exceeding six months, an immigration officer may, if so requested and without deciding whether that person is or is not a prohibited immigrant, grant him a permit to remain in Montserrat for such period not exceeding six months as may be specified in the permit.
  • Immigration Act, section 22(2)
    The period granted under subsection (1) may be extended from time to time by the Chief Immigration Officer up to a maximum of twelve months from the date of entry.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The passport must cover the visit; supporting documents may be requested, and the travel form is available 72 hours before travel.

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Limits of the record
  • Full nationality matrix and arrival-document rules require review.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The application is online, usually processed within 24 hours, and the official guide states a US$50 fee. After admission as a visitor, the Chief Immigration Officer may extend the permit to remain from time to time up to a maximum of twelve months from the date of entry.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension, change of status and maximum stay remain unverified.
  • Tourist eVisa Guide, processing
    The eVisa is usually issued within 24 hours.
  • Montserrat Immigration FAQ, eVisa validity
    eVisas are valid for travel for 1 year from the date of issue. eVisas can be used for multiple entries during the period of validity.
  • Immigration Act, section 22(1)
    Where a person desires to remain in Montserrat as a visitor or as a passenger in transit for a period not exceeding six months, an immigration officer may, if so requested and without deciding whether that person is or is not a prohibited immigrant, grant him a permit to remain in Montserrat for such period not exceeding six months as may be specified in the permit.
  • Immigration Act, section 22(2)
    The period granted under subsection (1) may be extended from time to time by the Chief Immigration Officer up to a maximum of twelve months from the date of entry.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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